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nice to finally get some comments. I'll have to fix those things fast before ALVAMA do to much of his FD version of Orion!....

year vise... I think you'r estimate is more correct... I just drawn something and just hoped it stick!!

Ok, I'll be looking forward with anticipation on your edited versions! Oh, btw, a time like that (the 1700s) was not a very literate era, so any prefixes would've been quite pointless. For instance the Royal Navy's ships were known by the article "The" as in "The Royal George", "The Lion" etc. The French used the same, using "La" or "Le" depending on genus. In Spain you had one official name and an unofficial one. Thus the El Fenix, mentioned here on the Bucket several times was officially named San Alejandro, and bore an appropriate stern gallery depiction of the saint! However, in all verifiable logs, journals and records the name "El Fenix" pops up; often in conjunction with the official name!
So, your ship would be known simply by its name, Orion, sans prefix!

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My Avatar:Петр Алексеевич Безобразов (Petr Alekseevich Bezobrazov), Вице-адмирал , царская ВМФ России(1845-1906) - I sign my drawings as Ari Saarinen

Did some changes to it. and I could perhaps do more.... but I think I going to wait to see what ALVAMA do!

Extend the quarter deck railings to appprox just abaft the main mast. Also, you're upper-deck gun-port configuration is rather unusual. I'd work one port in aft, having a cut-out in the stern gallery, very much like contemporary French and Danish (Judichaer) designs had them!
Also, with 15 ports on the lower gun-deck, I hope you're aware that they are cramped. Maybe settle for a 14-14 configuration (upper+lower GD)?

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My Avatar:Петр Алексеевич Безобразов (Petr Alekseevich Bezobrazov), Вице-адмирал , царская ВМФ России(1845-1906) - I sign my drawings as Ari Saarinen

This is great work! However, I'd opt for 2 triplets instead of a quad and a twin to simplify logistics.

Lovely piece of work.

the twin and the triple is the same guns, just in different turrets. so I don't see the logistic problem. when the british build BB with two quad 14" and one twin 14".

and I only have 12"